ViceZilla’s Views

“Torture’s Terrible Toll; Abusive interrogation tactics produce bad intel, and undermine the values we hold dear. Why we must, as a nation, do better. We should not torture or treat inhumanely terrorists we have captured. The abuse of prisoners harms, not helps, our war effort. ”

These were John McCain’s words, written by him on November 21, 2005. He also went on to address the subject of waterboarding. He called it “very exquisite torture.”

McCain, being a former prisoner of war, and claims to have been tortured, speaks from experience. I would consider him an “expert” on the subject. So one would think that he would be against the U.S. using torture on any level to coerce information from detainees of suspected terrorist suspects. In fact he’s been a very outspoken advocate against waterboarding. Until now that is!

In true ‘Loyal Bushie’ fashion, McCain has shown his true Conservative colors and voted against banning waterboarding and other harsh interrogation methods used by the CIA.

By going ‘on the record’ and voting against the torture ban, McCain has proven that Conservative political talk is cheap.

My question to the Conservative party is, “is this the best that you could do for a candidate to be a contender for the White House? The people of this country will not stand for another term of Bush politics.

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Tags: Bush Administration, Political Rhetoric, Torture //